Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Close to Home

"If you don't have a home, you can buy one there!"

So with Nate applying to grad schools, I've been looking into each possible city to help us decide which would be best for our family. Checking on rental properties, public schools, crime rate, etc. I've also looked into things that can be familiar to the kids to help settle them in. Luckily, each of the cities have IKEA.....my children love IKEA. Seriously, they ask to go there all the time!Another familiar place: Sunflower Farmers Market, not every city, but there is a location in Tempe, AZ which is a prospect and I lean closer to moving there everyday! Nate will be flying down on April 9 to visit ASU, they asked him to be in their PhD program! Woot woot!

Another way to help the kids settle, we've decided on applying to adopt a retired Greyhound. We've looked into it a lot, it is a myth you have to have a big yard BTW. They do great in apartments and condos as long as you walk them for 10 min a day and let them run once or twice a week. They are such gentle dogs! They don't bark, they come potty trained, they like to snuggle, they don't shed much, they have very few health concerns, they are already spayed/neutered, and so on.I've wanted a dog for a long time! The dog I really want weighs about 160 lbs, that is 100 lbs over the weight limit of the apartments I've looked into. (I really want a Newfoundland.) So anyway, adopting one would save a retired racer from a sad ending. Many are "destroyed".

I'm sure once we decides which school to go to, it will be much easier to plan on the move. I'm really liking the sound of Tempe right now, not really feeling the Orlando. He still has to hear back from Rice in Houston, that is his first pick if he gets in. Oh the heartburn and nerves!

About Me

Button Love!

Yes that is my eyeball saying hello.

The eyeball picture explained: I was celebrating Holi at the local Krishna temple and just loved how colorful the picture turned out! Finally, a picture of me I like and it is just my eyeballs. Go figure.

My hubby "Dr Nate" is a Physicist currently working on his PhD.I have been a belly dancer for 16 years, a professional henna artist for 5 years, and a mother for 10 years. We have 5 kids ages: 9, 7, 4, 18 months, and 5 months.

I love being a SAHM, even the gross parts like cleaning up pooh and pee. {That doesn't sound like I thought it would.....}I just started sewing in October of last year and have become slightly obsessed with it, but I enjoy the learning and creating. This blog is our lives, my creations, and our love.